The future of energy is a profound question facing our country now. We are dealing with unprecedented change, including the shale gas revolution, climate concerns, and smart grid-related new technology deployment that will require investments reaching hundreds of millions of dollars per company. The utility industry’s investment in new technology has not been commensurate with other major industries in our economy, and is driving the need for government support. This special report features observations from both government agency and private industry experts about what the federal government is doing to support the transformation of the U.S. energy system now, and opportunities for the future.

The start to any good analytics efforts is simple: data. Well, simple enough to say. The role of data in advanced customer analytics is becoming increasingly complex as utilities work to wrangle increasing volumes of data coming at them at increasingly faster speeds. Listen in as three utility analytics professionals describe their analytics and data efforts, and how they’re effectively managing their data for success in customer analytics.

This Energy Central Special Report covers the future of U.S. energy policy, taxation, regulation and other matters for the period immediately following the Nov. 6 election and prior to the possible implementation of the terms of the so-called fiscal cliff as early as Jan. 1, 2013.

As utilities complete the roll out of smart grid technologies, including smart meters and other intelligent distribution network devices, they are finding tangible examples of how data and analytics can support their grid operations. In this paper, you will meet analytics professionals from six different utility companies and learn about their work to leverage data and analytics from their smart grid deployments. Each company is leveraging grid analytics in different ways, but common threads run throughout the varied projects, including data ownership and data mining. These stories come from presentations at the recent Utility Analytics Week conference.

This white paper will discuss how the introduction of HTML5 has transformed the way mobile applications are developed and taken to market. Many enterprise mobility vendors adopted the HTML5 language at the outset of its introduction and, since then, the pace of adoption and growth remains breathtaking.

Prairie State Generating Company is focused on utilizing domestic coal resources to deploy clean generation technologies in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner, generating enough electricity to serve approximately 2.5 million families in eight states. PSGC began with 20 employees and five years later employs nearly 500 hourly, salaried exempt, and salaried nonexempt employees who work in a coal-fired generating plant and adjacent coal mine, as well as at corporate, administration, and training buildings situated within an eight-mile radius. With streamlined payroll processing and automated human resources management -- as well as accurate, real-time labor data that helps guide informed decisions -- PSGC feels its Kronos investment is delivering returns.

Discover how an engineering content management (ECM) solution from BlueCielo provided RWE with a faster, easier, and more secure way to access technical asset information, resulting in fewer errors and greater operational efficiencies on a day-to-day basis.

To optimize the company’s learning, DTE Energy implemented a comprehensive learning solution that enabled the utility company to capture more savings.

Not only did the overall contract yield cost savings results, but it is also raising the quality of training, improving process efficiency, and enabling the business to achieve its goals through more effective learning.